15th Century Map of the World

Item

Title

15th Century Map of the World

Description

This is a 15th century map of the world recreated after a similar map made by Ptolemy in the 8th century.

Creator

Ptolemy, translated by Emanuel Chrysoloras and Jacobus Angelus

Temporal Coverage

3rd quarter of the 15th century

Spatial Coverage

Florence, Italy

Type

Image

Date Created

Unknown

Source

https://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=6385&CollID=8&NStart=7182

Contributor

Leigha DeRango

Rights

Public Domain

Item sets

Site pages

15th Century Map of the World